Well, I have been away from this blog a bit longer than anticipated - the last 6 weeks, have just disappeared into the blink of an eye.
I have been slowly dealing with Dad's estate - it is still difficult to go through his things ..... they have just been dumped in the lounge and I go through them one box at a time.
I made
a baby quilt for a baby shower for Mr Fixit's niece along with the following card:
On Friday, 3rd October 2014, I flew to sunny Queensland for a much needed crafty retreat put on by the lovely
Kaye, from CraftMad.
Earlier in the year, I started saving some 'Mad Money' - here it is with a sneak peek of the gifts I made for the girls :)
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| Mad Money $65 :) |
This year, there were 8 ladies in attendance:
Kaye, Mandy, Ruth, Therese, Tracey, Jan,
Kerry & myself.
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| Our Beautifully decorated meals area |
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| a rather cheeky visitor |
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The CraftMad Ladies
Front - L to R: Mandy, Jan, Kerry
Back - L to R: Me, Ruth, Therese, Kaye, Tracey |
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| A care package from Merry, one of the CraftMad Ladies that could not make it :( |
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| My Project |
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| Mandy starting my project |
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| Jan & Tracey |
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| Kerry did a bit of mix and match :) |
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| Beaded Angel was one of my gifts to each lady :) |
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| One of Kaye's projects |
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| love the little cotton reels :) |
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| Lunch break |
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| Tracey's project |
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| Kerry's project |
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| Jan's project |
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| Mandy's project |
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| loved the butterflies :) |
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| Strawberries at every meal break! I was in heaven! |
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| Jan's project |
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| Another one of Kaye's projects - a beautiful card |
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| and the box to present it :) |
I had an absolute ball over our Crafty Retreat Weekend - I am really hoping I am able to go again next year ......... our theme will be Christmas :) So thinking caps on, and off to get a new money box to start saving :)
These photos cover the Friday to Sunday :) more photos will turn up on my
Photography blog shortly
Thank you for visiting my blog today - I hope you have a good day.
Remember, any day doing something you love makes it a good day ;-)
Doing what you like is freedom. Liking what you do is happiness.
